Article: Mix and Match Dishes for Unique Setting

Don't throw away those floral-pattern dishes your Aunt Emily gave you, even if your taste runs to hard-edged contemporary design. The latest, best way to create a place setting is to mix and match looks: antique with contemporary, ethnic with classic, country with city.

The rule in dish decor today is: There is no rule. If it is pleasing to your eye, do it.

"Sometimes you inherit china patterns from different sides of your family that don't seem to go together at first glance. But by adding some good basic pieces like dinner and salad plates, you can usually blend in your other dishes," explains Electa Anderson, director of special events and community relations at Roger's Gardens in ...

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